gadidæ

pl. [Lat. gad (us) (q. v.), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Ichthy.: Cods; a family of fishes, sub-order An acanthin a (Spinele Fishes), tribe or group Sub brach i at a, with ventral fins attached to the breast or throat. The body is rather long, a little compre ed, and covered with small, soft scales; the teeth are in several rows; the gill-covers, which are large, have seven rays; the median fins are generally very large, and divided into several portions. They are voracious fishes. They are found chiefly in the seas of temperate climates, and are largely used for the food of man. Species described by Yarrel, twenty-one. [COD.] The Gadidæ have not yet been found fo il.